Subject: bin/11207: installboot won't install bootblocks onto a raw floppy
To: None <gnats-bugs@gnats.netbsd.org>
From: Wolfgang Rupprecht <wolfgang@wsrcc.com>
List: netbsd-bugs
Date: 10/12/2000 16:16:26
>Number:         11207
>Category:       bin
>Synopsis:       installboot won't install bootblocks onto a raw floppy
>Confidential:   no
>Severity:       non-critical
>Priority:       low
>Responsible:    bin-bug-people
>State:          open
>Class:          sw-bug
>Submitter-Id:   net
>Arrival-Date:   Thu Oct 12 16:16:00 PDT 2000
>Closed-Date:
>Last-Modified:
>Originator:     Wolfgang Rupprecht
>Release:        -current 9/29/2000
>Organization:
W S Rupprecht Computer Consulting, Fremont CA
>Environment:
	
System: NetBSD capsicum.wsrcc.com 1.5H NetBSD 1.5H (WSRCC) #9: Thu Oct 12 13:02:23 PDT 2000 wolfgang@capsicum.wsrcc.com:/u/src/netbsd/NetBSD-current/usr/src/sys/arch/i386/compile/WSRCC i386


>Description:

	installboot won't install bootblocks on raw floppy.  The manpage 
	installboot(8) claims this will install bootblocks onto a floppy: 

           installboot -f /usr/mdec/biosboot.sym /dev/rfd0a

	It doesn't work, failing with the following error message.

>How-To-Repeat:

	# /usr/mdec/installboot -f /usr/mdec/biosboot.sym /dev/rfd0a
	installboot: mount /dev/fd0a->/tmp/installboot02172a failed: Invalid argument

>Fix:
	
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